%0 Journal Article
%T Coes£¿o de grupo e lideran£¿a do treinador em fun£¿£¿o do n¨ªvel competitivo das equipes: um estudo no contexto do futsal paranaense
%A Nascimento Junior
%A Jos¨¦ Roberto Andrade do
%A Vieira
%A Lenamar Fiorese
%J Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano
%D 2013
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.5007/1980-0037.2013v15n1p89
%X the objective of the present study was to analyze the level of group cohesion and coach leadership style of five-a-side soccer teams from the state of paran¨¢. participants consisted of 122 athletes of four teams competing at the national league and four teams competing at the paran¨¢ state championship in 2011, as well as eight coaches. the following instruments were used: the group environment questionnaire, the leadership scale for sports, and a semi-structured interview. data analysis was performed using the kolmogorov-smirnov test, cronbach's alpha, mann-whitney "u" test (p < 0.05), and categorical analysis. the results demonstrated that the state championship teams showed higher levels of group cohesion when compared to the national league teams; the coaches of the state championship teams provided more instructions, reinforcement, and social support to athletes, in addition to showing a more democratic style when compared to the national league coaches - these characteristics were also found in the qualitative analysis. we concluded that the performance level (state/national) of the five-a-side soccer teams had an influence on the cohesion level and coaches' leadership style.
%K group environment
%K leader
%K sport.
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